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riverfront

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as in riverside

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Recent Examples of riverfront This is the first of many meetings to discuss the future of the building and the riverfront. — Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 That’s the first step in his goal to establish a riverfront home for his six-year-old business. — Mark Dee august 18, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026 Take a dip in the riverfront pool at the Delamar Mystic, a new boutique hotel offering beautiful river views in all directions. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Located in a quiet residential area, guests of this B&B can spend mornings walking the quiet riverfront trail that winds through botanical parks, like Ames Park. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for riverfront

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Rice terraces along riverside had experienced landslides, dropping parts of their field into the river.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Parts of rice terraces along the riverside had dropped into the river after landslides hit them.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of riverside

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The ensuing torrent of ice and rock created a wall of water that slammed into towns and villages that sat on the riverbank, decimating infrastructure and housing.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
That means a stretch of riverbank can look completely ordinary one season and reveal evidence of prehistoric life after a major weather event or prolonged change in water levels.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of riverbank

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Other standouts include Oxnard’s Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, a sprawling oceanfront resort that’s part of Hilton’s Curio Collection.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Outside of Miami-Dade A sprawling oceanfront home in Broward County sold last week for $42 million, according to the local multiple listing service.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of oceanfront

Noun

And both suggested staying at the shorefront Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, which is among the nicer properties in the area.

— Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media.

— Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025

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